Due to the constant complaints about 2020s The Walking Dead crossover cards, Wizards even promised to do better
Even before it was previewed, designer Gavin Verhey teased that it might need to be banned, due to qualities it shares with other previously problematic common cards, which already appear on the Pauper MTG banlist
This version is a little more flexible than most, and your opponent cant disrupt Close Encounter by removing your chosen creature in response (the chosen creature will still deal damage if it's not there upon resolution)
Over the next four weeks, players have previews and more reveals to look forward to as we get closer to when the prerelease festivities begin on June 6, leading up to the full release on June 13
Not planeswalkers or enchantments, by the by
Fun fact: Ravenous Bloodseeker + Titans Strength + Uncaged Fury = eighteen damage